# Boreal Forest Coffee Roasters Bean North is a Social Enterprise Near Whitehorse, Yukon Territory By Tiana Reid | Published 2013-05-16 | Social Good Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bean-north References: [facebook](https://www.facebook.com/BeanNorthCoffee) & [beannorth](http://www.beannorth.com) Located in the Northern boreal forest in Takhini Valley, which is in Canada's Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, [Bean North](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/whiskeyinspired-coffee-blend) is a coffee roaster that has been around since 1997. The social enterprise also has a cafe that offers most obviously, coffee, but also dessert and lunch options. Products are also available online. As a social enterprise, Bean North is partnered with communities based in Yukon including community groups, festivals and schools. The coffee itself is fair trade, through an organizational tool called [Fair Trade Proof](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/baristaquality-milk), which is a transparency platform that allows customers to see documentation and trace the product themselves through either the company or through the co-op that the coffee came from. **Contact Information** Bean North [website](http://www.beannorth.com/) Bean North on [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/BeanNorthCoffee) Bean North on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/beannorth) ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 0.7/10 - Popularity: 3% | Activity: 9% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Social Good](https://www.trendhunter.com/socialgood) > [Social Business](https://www.trendhunter.com/socialbusiness) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Fair Trade Transparency:** Developing a transparency platform to enable fair trade proof and transparency for customers creating opportunities for innovative production, branding, and marketing - **Social Enterprise Collaboration:** Partnering with local communities and festivals, Bean North shows an innovative solution for social enterprises that also benefits the local community - **Northern Boreal Forest Exploitation:** Expanding ethical coffee production in Northern Boreal Forest territories creates a potential for new sourcing models, community partnerships, and environmental stewardship innovations ### Where This Applies - **Ethical Coffee Production:** Bean North Coffee Roasters highlights opportunities to expand environmentally and socially responsible coffee production, sustainability practices, and humane working conditions - **Transparency and Traceability in the Food Industry:** Bean North's fair trade transparency allows for opportunities to create new technologies/product labeling and accountability systems in the industry through transparency and traceability measures - **Socially Responsible Retail and Cafe Industry:** Bean North's social enterprise structure enables opportunities to create meaningful collaboration and partnerships with other local businesses and organizations that promote ethical practices ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Sustainable Coffee Ventures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/staten-island.md) - [Nature-Inspired Coffee Boutiques](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/coffee-boutique.md) - [Sustainable Coffee Product Lines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sustainable-coffee1.md) - [Indigenous Coffee Subscription Services](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/native-root.md) - [Sustainable Toronto Coffee Shops](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dispatch-coffee-toronto.md) - [Canada-Inspired Maple Lattes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/iced-maple-latte.md) - [Sustainable Coffee Initiatives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/crop-to-cup.md) - [BIPOC Coffee Distribution Initiatives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/blk-bold1.md) - [Coffee Retail Expansions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/good-earth-coffeehouses.md)